Category Archives: Canada

Canada, Ethiopia starting talks towards investment agreement: Trudeau
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau brought the promise of an investment agreement with Ethiopia and $10 million to help empower African women to the table Saturday as he continued h...
Feb 10, 2020

Kenney sets sights on Democratic hopefuls aiming to block Keystone XL pipeline
WASHINGTON - Jason Kenney opted to join Ontario counterpart Doug Ford in the Democratic doghouse Saturday as the Alberta premier vented his spleen about progressive presidenti...
Feb 10, 2020

Trudeau praises Canadians troops in Kuwait for 'fight' against Islamic militants
KUWAIT CITY - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Canadian military personnel that their efforts have been essential in the "fight" to defeat Islamic militants in Iraq and elsewhere. He delivered that ...
Feb 10, 2020

Princess Cruises confirms new Canadian coronavirus case aboard Diamond Princess
YOKOHAMA, Japan - Princess Cruises says a Canadian is among an additional 66 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in the Japanese port city of Yokoha...
Feb 10, 2020

Conservative leadership contenders make pitches on policy, unity at N.S. event
OTTAWA - Call it the Iowa of the federal Conservative leadership race. Just as that state is the first stop on the road to the U.S. presidency, Nova Scotia was the setting on Saturday for the debut gr...
Feb 10, 2020

A new shipboard Cdn coronavirus case and pipeline protests; In The News for Feb. 10
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 10. What we are watching in Canada ... Pr...
Feb 10, 2020

Backlog of applications for veterans' benefits grows by the thousands
OTTAWA - More Canadian veterans than ever are waiting to find out whether they qualify for disability benefits, despite repeated government promises and efforts to get the situation under control. New...
Feb 10, 2020

Trudeau to visit Canadian troops in Kuwait amid regional tensions
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to visit Canadian troops in Kuwait on Monday about a month after they were relocated there from Iraq. Canada has two ongoing operations in...
Feb 09, 2020

Tories decry judicial appointment amid renewed scrutiny of MacKay's record
OTTAWA - Conservatives are accusing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of stacking Canada's courts with Liberal partisans, pointing to a recently appointed judge who has donated almost $26,000 to...
Feb 09, 2020

Bridges, buildings, railways, streets focus of anti-pipeline protests
VICTORIA - From the steps of the British Columbia legislature to Vancouver's city hall to ports, bridges, railways and streets, protests are continuing to support hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suw...
Feb 09, 2020